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No. 625,330. Patented May 23, I899.

0. GALARNEAU.

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(Application filed Mar. 28, 1898.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

ONESIME GALARNEAU, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO ADELARD EMILECI-IARRON,

OF SAME PLACE.

lCE-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,330, dated May 23,1899.

Application filed March 2 8, 1 89 8.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ONESIME GALARNEAU, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing in the city and district of Montreal, Province 5 ofQuebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIce-Creepers, (for which Letters Patent of the Dominion of Canada weregranted May 4:, 1898, No. 59,8l8, the application for which was filed onMarch 26, 1898, Serial No. 81,201,) and I dohereby declare the followingto be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to improvements in ice-creepers.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which can be readilyattached to or detached from the shoe or rubber and which can be readilyplaced into and out of position when affixed to the shoe or rubber.

A further object is to provide an ice creeper which is neat andattractive in appearance,

durable in construction, and which can be made at a moderate cost.

To these and. other ends my invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,

and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similarparts in both views, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe pro- 5vided with an ice-creeper formed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same.

A designates my improved ice-creeper, formed of the attaching-dogs CLand the spur- 0 carrying frame a. The spur-carrying frame a ispreferably formed as shown in the drawings, having the form of a bow,and to one face of the bow-frame are formed integral spurs a which areadapted to engage with the ice. The ends of the bow-frame are extendedlaterally and screw-threaded, as at a for a purpose hereinafterdescribed. A suitable screw-threaded pin a is mounted in suitableopenings formed in the bowed portion and serves to draw theattachinglugs or against the heel of the boot or shoe in order Serialto. 675,522. on model.)

that they may hold the creeper in position. The attaching-lugs a areprovided with screwthreaded openings, by means of which theattaching-lugs a are connected to the ends of the bowed frame.

The creeper is attached to the heel of the shoe by first rotating theattaching-lugs on the screw-threaded ends of the bowed frame until thedistance between them about equals the width of the heel, after whichthe creeper is held against the heel and the pin a rotated, and thustightening the-attaching lugs against the sides of the heel. Theposition of the creeper is as shown in Fig. 1, as in this mannor theweight of the user will serve to cause the spurs to enter the icewithout fail and without any danger of the spurs slipping, the onlypossible movementbeing a rotatory one, and the size of the creeper,together with the distance of the spurs from the pivotal point,preventing any liability of the rotatory movement.

hen it is desired to turn the spurs to an inoperative position, thecreeperis rotated on its pivotal points and within the attaching: lugsto the position shown in dotted lines in the drawings, thus putting thecreeper into a position where the spurs project inwardly and will notengage with the carpet and other objects. When the creeper is in itsinopera--v tive position, it will be obvious that the lower face of theattaching-lugs and face of the bowed frame will form an extended surfaceon the bottom of the heel on which the wearer can walk without anydanger of injuring carpets, &c., and which will not have any tendency tocause the wearer any inconvenience or accidental falling. Anotheradvantage lies in the position of the pin (0 being placed so that thewearer can easily reach it and detach the lugs without difficulty. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is' 1. Anice-creeper, comprising aspur-carrying frame; spurs formed on one faceof said frame; attaching-lugs rotatively mounted on said frame; and ascrew-threaded pin mounted on said frame, adapted to removably securesaid attaching-lugs to the side of a heel.

2. An ice creeper, comprising a bowshapet spur-carrying frame, the endsof said frame extendinglaterallyfrom said frame and pin, mounted on saidframe, adapted to move provided with screw-threads; spurs formed saidattaching-lugs into and out of engageon one face of said frame; andattachingment with the side of a heel, substantially as lugs adjustablyand l'otatively mounted on described.

5 said screw-threaded ends, said lugs being In witness whereof I havehereunto set my I5 adapted to engage with the side of a heel. hand inthe presence of two witnesses.

3. An ice-creeper, comprisingaspur-earry- ONESIME GALARNEAU.v [L. s.]ing frame; spurs formed on one face of said \Vitnesses: frame;attaching-lugs adjustably and rota- A. LAMIRAND, 1o tively mounted onsaid frame; and a threaded O. GUILLET.

